1941 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1941 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg
ConferenceIndependent
1941 record3–6
Head coach
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
(capacity: 56,500)
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Eastern college football independents records
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Duquesne   –   8 – 0 – 0
No. 6 Fordham   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 15 Penn   –   7 – 1 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 1 – 1
Penn State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 2 – 0
Hofstra   –   5 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 2 – 1
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Drexel Tech   –   4 – 2 – 1
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 3 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 3 – 0
Army   –   5 – 3 – 1
Brown   –   5 – 4 – 0
Dartmouth   –   5 – 4 – 0
CCNY   –   4 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 4 – 0
Manhattan   –   4 – 4 – 1
Holy Cross   –   4 – 4 – 2
Colgate   –   3 – 3 – 2
Buffalo   –   3 – 4 – 1
Massachusetts State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Columbia   –   3 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 6 – 0
Princeton   –   2 – 6 – 0
Vermont   –   2 – 6 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 7 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   1 – 7 – 0
Yale   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Pittsburgh Panthers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pittsburgh as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their third year under head coach Charley Bowser, the Panthers compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored by a total of 171 to 82.[1]

Guard Ralph Fife was selected as a first-team All-American by the Associated Press (AP).[2] Fife was also selected by the AP as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Eastern football team. Halfback Edgar Jones was named to the second team on the All-Eastern team.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Purdue
L 0–624,000[4]
October 11at Michigan
L 0–4034,403[5]
October 18at No. 1 Minnesota
L 0–3935,000[6]
October 25No. 4 Duke
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 7–2725,000[7]
November 1Ohio State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 14–2150,000[8]
November 8No. 3 Fordham
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 13–025,000[9]
November 15at Nebraska
W 14–735,000[10]
November 22Penn State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 7–3133,000[11]
November 29Carnegie Tech
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 27–019,000[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1941 Pittsburgh Panthers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. September 12, 2019.
  2. ^ Dillon Graham (December 12, 1941). "Three Juniors on 1941 All-American Team". The Evening Independent.
  3. ^ "MacKinney and Peabody on A.P. Eastern Eleven". The Boston Daily Globe. December 5, 1941. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Chester L. Smith (October 5, 1941). "Panthers Drop Opening Game To Boilermakers, 6-0: Petty Hits Tackle For Purdue Score". The Pittsburgh Press. p. III-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ John N. Sabo (October 12, 1941). "Michigan Trounces Pitt, 40-0". Detroit Free Press. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Charles Johnson (October 19, 1941). "Gophers Pound Pitt, 39-0: Higgins Is Sensation in Victory". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke Wins: Blue Devils Lick Colgate By 27 to 14". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 19, 1941. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Chester L. Smith (November 2, 1941). "Pitt Loses, 21-14: Jones, Fife Star Before 50,000 Fans". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (November 9, 1941). "Rams Are Toppled: Bowl Hopes Crushed by Panthers, Who Gain First 1941 Victory". New York Times. p. S1.
  10. ^ Don Kellogg (November 16, 1941). "Cornhuskers lose 5th in row, 14 to 7: Pitt scores two in final quarter". Sunday Journal and Star. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Chester L. Smith (November 23, 1941). "Penn State Crushes Pitt, 31-7, In Stadium Upset: 'Pepper' Petrella Hero In Great Win". The Pittsburgh Press. p. III-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Eddie Beachler (November 30, 1941). "Pitt Tramples Tech, 27-0: Panthers' Power Beats Game Scots". The Pittsburgh Press. pp. III-11, III-12 – via Newspapers.com.
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